Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8518, Rufus Freeman, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. H.
Freeman, Rufus
S 8518
boarded
CONTENTS

See letter to Col. Mark 29. 1836 -
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6 April 1838. from 4 March to 4 Sept 1838. Not Notified 27 June 1838.
Paid as above from 4 March to 4 Sept 1839. Not notified 15 th June 1840
Paid as above from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838 and from 4 March to 4 Sept 1840. Not Notified 12 Oct 1841.
Paid as above from Sept 24 th 1840 to March 1841. Agent notified June 29 th 1842
Paid as above from 4 March to 4 Sept 1841. Not notified 23 Dec 1842.
Paid as above from 4 Sept 1841 to 4 March 1842. Not Notified 30 Sept 1844
Lt. Gen. H. G. Blake March 20/61
Chic 29.026
Payne Freeman No. 10 in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain A. L. of the Regt commanded by Col. in the Ohio  Infantry time for:
No. 10 $20.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 20 Dollars & Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Feb y and Sept 1834 to H. B. Jones, N. R.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833. 50.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 34. 10.00
$ 60.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. S. P. Clerk, Book C - Vol. 8 Page 8

26. 431.
Rufus Freeman Ohio
Adm 6 Months Return $20
Hon B. Jones Ho. of Rep J. Sloan Esq. Doctor Wayne County Ohio.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
14 th October 1833.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Rufus Freeman.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol. 1780. 3 private Capt. Spalding Col. Nichols Capt. Reed 78 years. Cheshire do New Hampshire. Traditionary.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rufus Freeman
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The State of Ohio Wayne County ss
On this twenty-fifth day of June An thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.
Personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of said Court, now sitting in and for the County of Wayne said State of Ohio Rufus Freeman of Canaan Township in the said County of Wayne and State of Ohio Aged Seventy years who being duly first, duly sworn according to law doth on his Solemn Oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the Service of the the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated - That sometime in the Month of April or May (as near as he can now recollect) in the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty. He volunteered volunteered in the New Hampshire Militia for the term of three months - that he resided at that time in the Township of Milly Williams in the County of Cheshire in the State of New Hampshire. His Company was commanded by Captain Benjamin Spalding, and Col. Nichols commanded the Regiment to which he belonged. The Company he believes was made up by volunteer enlistments; Shortly after he volunteered he was mustered at Winchester, New Hampshire, and Marched with the Company through Springfield in the State of Massachusetts, from thence to Albany in the State of New York where he and the rest of the troops were billeted among the Citizens and remained about ten days; From thence he Marched to Fishkill on the North River and from thence to Robinson's farm opposite to West Point and after remaining there several weeks, he and a part of his Company were ordered up the river to Fishkill under the pretence of cutting wood for the Army. And while there Genl. Arnold was detected in his plot to surrender the American Army at West Point to the British. He and his party were then recalled to West Point where he remained until his term of service three months had expired. At then at the request of his Officers, again volunteered but does not recollect for what length of time, he remained however until he was discharged, when he returned home to the State of New Hampshire and arrived at home late in the fall after an absence of about five months to the best of his recollection. That on the same day of his return at home he again volunteered under the command of Captain Sylvanus Pond and Lieutenant Thomas Pollman on an excursion against the Indians who at this time had made a descent into the

Country and burnt Royalton in the State of Vermont, and carried off a number of the Citizens captive. The Company marched into the interior of the State of New Hampshire for some distance above Charlestown on the Connecticut River, where he remained for some time and was then ordered home after an absence of four or five weeks, as near as he can now recollect. The Company continued to hold themselves in readiness during the winter of 1780, under the command of Captain Sylvanus Reed and was, during the winter frequently ordered on Scouts against the Indians and Tories, and was some times absent for several days, at a time on three Scouts. That in the Spring of 1781, He enrolled himself in the Militia of the State of New Hampshire for the term of three years as a Minuteman and held himself in readiness properly equipped, at a moment's warning until the close of the war. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Question, By the Court, Where and in what year were you born?
Answer, I was born in Providence in the State of Rhode Island in the Year One thousand Seven hundred and Sixtytwo Fashion, By the Court, Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
Answer, I have no record of my age
Question, By the Court, Where were you living when called into Service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live?
Answer, I was living in Grafton, in the State of New Hampshire, when I first entered the Service, I moved from thence to the State of Vermont, from thence to the State of New York, and from thence to the State of Ohio, I now live in Canaan Township, Wayne County, and State of Ohio.
Question, By the Court, How were you called into Service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?
Answer, I volunteered,
Question, By the Court, State the names of some of the regular Officers who were with the troops when you served, the your General, such Continental and Militia Regiments, As you can recollect, and the General Circumstances

of your services?
Answer, The names of the Officers, as near as I can recollect were as follows, Captains Spalding, Col. Nichols and under the command of General Arnold until he fled to the British, I cannot recollect of any Regiments, - The general circumstances of my services were repairing to Forts, going on scouts in search of Enemies, and being in Skirmishes -
Particulars By the Court,
Did you ever receive a discharge from the services, and if so by whom was it signed? And what has become of it?
Answer, I do not recollect ever receiving a written discharge
Particulars By the Court,
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and good behavior - your services as a soldier of the Revolution -
Answer -
Elders Alphus French and Simon Kinney and Joseph S. Lake are acquainted with me Sworn to and subscribed { Rufus Harkness the day and year aforesaid } J. Sloane Clerk
We Alphus French a Clergyman residing in the County of Wayne and State of Ohio, Simon Kinney and Joseph S. Lake residing in the County of Linn aforesaid - hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Rufus Harkness who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed { Alphus French the day and year aforesaid } Simon Kinney Joseph S. Lake J. Sloane Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department. That the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. — And the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that Alpheus French who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Wayne aforesaid and that Simon Winney & Joseph L. Sabe who have also signed the same are also residents of the same County and are credible respectable persons and that their statements are entitled to Credit.
I John Sloane Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne County, Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Rufus Freeman for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 25 th day of June A.D. 1833.
J. Sloane Clerk

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
July 21 st , 1843.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Rufus Freeman — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio — Agency, at the rate of Twenty — Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1841, to the 4 th March 1842.  Respectfully, yours,
J. Spencer, Acting Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Rufus Freeman a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. F. 8518.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. or May 1780 5 mos Privt. Benj Spalding Nichols N. H.   Fall 1780 several weeks Sylvanus Reed ✓   1781 ✓ Musketier " "        
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Fitzwilliam Township Cheshire Co. N. H. Date of application for pension, June 25, 1833. His Cl. was at Residence at date of application, Canaan Township, Wayne Co., Ohio. Age at date of application, Born in 1762, at Providence, R. I. Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 4 th , 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Rufus Freeman — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio — Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept. 1837, to the 4 th March 1838; And from 4 th March to the 4 th Sept. 1840. Respectfully yours,
Wm. L. Gantt Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPROLLER'S OFFICE,
June 13 th 1842.
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,"
Rufus Freeman
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and 75 Cents per annum, under the law of the 4 th June 1832 , has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept. 1840 , to the 1 st March 1841
Respectfully, yours,
J. Brown 95 6. Carr 25
COMPTROLLER.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

264 Blake me
Hon Geo. C. Whiting Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Refd. - 1891 - 1892
Eliza - 1891 - 1892

State of Ohio Wayne County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Wayne and State of Ohio, Rufus Farnsworth who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection he served not up then the periods mentioned below and in the following grades, for six months I served as a private and for such service I claim a pension sworn and subscribed before me this second day of January 1834
John Lane Justice of the Peace Rufus Farnsworth
State of Ohio Wayne County
I John Sloane Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that John Lane Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was made is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected & qualified and that all his official acts are entitled to full faith & credit. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said office at Wooster in said County the 2nd day of January A.D. 1834
J. Sloane Clerk

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Dec. 15 th 1842.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension-agents, Rufus Freeman , — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio — Agency, at the rate of Twenty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, — to the 4 th Sept. 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office, June 25. 1838.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Rufus Freeman a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of twenty Dollars and 11 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1837 to the 4 th of September 1837
Respectfully, yours,
Albin K. Parrish Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions.
Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 1 st 1840.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Rufus Freeman, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion P. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Washington March 13 1861
Hon Geo C Whiting
Sir, will you have the kindness to answer the enclosed letter to me here and return the same to me with your answer and oblige - give me all the light on the subject of the claim against the Government you can
Yours & C H B Blake

Mar 26
Rec
Fourth Auditor of the Treasury
Washington D.C.
with Prof. [illegible] Prof. Lytle [illegible]
Cincinnati 19 March 36 Prof. Grosvenor Mar 26 Dear Respectfully yours [illegible] of [illegible] March 26/36

Franklin Bank of Cincinnati 19 Mch 1836
Sir,
I herewith enclose to you the pension applications of Rufus Freeman & Robert Smyth for your examination, which if found correct, you will please return to this Agency with orders for payment.
Yours very respectfully John H. Groesbeck P. Agt By R. W. Laurence
Fourth Auditor of the Treasury
Washington D.C.

Rev. War Section, Record Division.
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Feb. 15, 1888.
Mrs. D. K. Moore, 25 S. Broad St. Hillsdale, Mich.
Madam:
In response to your letter of the 20 ultimo, you are advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford information in regard to John Hermary. If the name is Hermany and you will so state, also furnishing the places of his residence at enlistment and after service and the approximate dates of birth and death, another search of the records will be made in your behalf.
In the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 8518, of Rufus Freeman of New Hampshire, there is no data at all as to his family, it is not stated whether he was married.
Very respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.

Rev. S. S.
Hillsdale, Mich. Jan. 20, 1922.
Record Division Department of the Interior - Bureau of Pensions -
Have you the name of the wife of Rufus Freeman of New Hampshire, a Revolutionary pensioner, and the date of their marriage?
Have you any data on file regarding John Hermany, a Revolutionary soldier from Pennsylvania?
Very truly yours
William H. Lyon (Mass. S. R.)
250. Broad Street

2 ct. stamp. M.H. Rev. Sec. aw
MRS. FRANKLIN P. SAYRE FLUSHING, MICHIGAN
Apr 19 - 1921
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
My dear Sir: —
I am trying to find the war record of Rufus Freeman a Revolutionary Soldier buried at Seville, Ohio . There is a Gov't marker on his grave, but that is all the data I've been able to secure. Wish to become member of the D.A.R. society so any information you might give me as to enlistment, place of residence, whether a pensioner etc will be of value. Thanking you in advance I am
Yours Truly Alfa R. Sayre (Mrs. F.P.)

Rev-War. Section ✓
J.N.M.
Cleveland. Feb. 26 th 1917.
To the commissioner: —
G. M. Saltsgeber —
Yours of Feb. 23 rd received — We should like to have (at an early date) the records of Rufus Freeman died July 16, 1847 aged 78. Wayne County, Ohio.
2 Benjamin Cotton. died July 13, 1876 aged 83. Pensioner — Page 151. Wayne County, Ohio.

Please send records to Mrs Henry W. Kitchener 8134 Euclid Ave Cleveland Ohio.

Freeman Lumber Co.
YELLOW PINE
TELEGRAPH ADDRESS: MILLVILLE, ARK.
Millville, Arkansas, May 19th, 1897.
Hon. H. Clay Evans, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir:--
Will you kindly send me the record in your office, of pensions paid to one Rev. Rufus Freeman, he having been a pensioner of the Revolutionary war. I think the pensions were paid up to about 1847.
My information is, that he enlisted from Vermont, but am not sure.
I desire this information for use in becoming a member of order of the Sons of the Revolution.
If any fee is attached, please advise.
Yours very truly,
J. A. Freeman

Super Pension Department. Washington D. C.
Dear Sir: -
Can you inform me where I can obtain the papers to prove that my great-grandfather, Rufus Freeman was in the Revolutionary war. He drew his pension at Norwich Ct. Any information concerning same will be greatly appreciated.

Please answer at once and oblige
Yours Truly
Miss Ida. Hurand
126-22nd St
Toledo O.
January Twenty second. Ninety-Seven.

Feby. 5-1894 History to Miss. Ina Durand Toledo, Ohio.
June 8, 1897 - History to Mr. J. A. Freeman Millville, Arkansas.
1917, mch. 14. History to Mrs. Henry W. Kitchen F.W.
1921, May 13 to Mrs. F. P. Sayre - Eu.
1922 Feb. 15. Mrs. D. K. Moore advised no family data
Revised
8518
INVALID.
File No. 8518
Original History to Mrs. Henry W. Kitchen
Act: June 7 th 1932
Index:—Vol. 106 , Page 132
[Arrangement of 1870.]